40 Unique Emo Hairstyles For Girls

Thanks to the abundance of styling tools and products today, achieving your favorite hairstyles is a breeze. With a little bit of inspiration and practice, you can nail any look you set your heart to. Emo hairstyles are all about dramatic textures and depth.

Hair Stylist, Jessica Noonan, offers a few styling tips, “For styling straighter hair I recommend using a texturizing spray for volume and texture, and then air or blow dry. Finish with a flat iron and a matte paste for separation and piecey-ness. For wavy or curly hair use a styling cream and air dry, or diffuse. Finish with a styling paste or pomade.”

Below you will find 65 kinds of emo hairstyles that vary in length, cut, and color. The styles uniquely express the emo culture.

1. Vampire Emo Bangs

Getting vamp bangs is a fantastic way to display your edgy and mysterious side. The classic black vamp haircut is always a good option, but if you don’t want it to look too intense, you could also add some color to the style to soften it.

What You Need

• Round brush
• Blowdryer
• Straightening iron
• Comb

How To Style

• Blow dry your bangs with a round brush to add some volume.
• Finely comb through your bangs so they fall in a ‘V’ shape.
• Apply hair serum before you start styling.
• Use a straightening iron to style your bangs.
• Complete the look by using a light-hold hairspray.

2. Neon Green Emo Layers With Bangs

This is a beautifully layered hairstyle in a bright green color that will turn heads wherever you go. It’s the perfect contrast to a dark emo outfit and will go wonderfully with your aesthetic.

What You Need

• Bright green hair dye
• Comb
• Straightening iron

How To Style

• Get a layered haircut.
• Dye your hair a bright lime green color.
• Brush out any knots from your hair and then straighten them.
• Blow dry for a casual look.

3. Colored Emo Hairstyle

This is a unique emo hairdo that is created by flawlessly blending orange, yellow, and green. The hairstyle combines different hair textures and colors to elevate your look like never before.

What You Need

• Hair dyes- range, Yellow, and Green
• Comb
• Straightening iron
• Crimping Iron
• Hair spray

How To Style

• Dye your hair a combination of green, yellow, and orange.
• Thoroughly comb your hair to make sure there are no tangles.
• Apply hair serum to minimize any heat damage.
• Straighten your hair with the hair straightener.
• Take a small section of your hair and crimp it near the roots with the iron.
• Complete the look with a light-hold hairspray.

4. Gray Emo Bob With Dark Roots

This hairstyle is pure enchantment when paired with a dark lip color and smoky eye. The emo black and gray color ties magnificently with light and dark aesthetics so you can wear whatever you want.

What You Need

• Grey and black hair dye
• Comb
• Straightening iron

How To Style

• Choose a sleek bob and color your hair gray and black.
• Apply some hair serum to reduce heat damage.
• Straighten your hair for a smooth finish.
• Comb your hair once to add some volume.

5. Orange And Yellow Shag With Bangs

You will feel confident anywhere you go thanks to the lava-hot hair. Its base hue is a vivid orange that morphs into a deep yellow. As your hair dries, add layers and then comb from below to increase volume.

What You Need

• Fine comb
• Rat tail comb
• Hair straightener
• Hair serum
• Light-hold hairspray
• Curling rod

How To Style

• Run a fine comb to detangle your hair.
• Apply a hair serum to lessen heat-related harm.
• Straighten the hair with a straightener.
• Using the curling rod, create waves with the edges up to the level of your earlobes.
• Apply a light-hold hairspray to complete the style.

6. Indigo Pixie With Side Swept Bangs

Add a few punk elements to the traditional pixie shape for an emo hairstyle that is easy to maintain. Start by choosing a deep color like indigo or blue. In order to add volume to the top and your bangs, make sure your side part is deeper than usual. This short punk hairstyle will suit medium skin tones with cool undertones.

What You Need

• Comb
• Hair straightener
• Heat protectant spray
• Light-hold hairspray

How To Style

• Get a layered pixie haircut.
• Create a deep side partition.
• Apply heat protectant to minimize heat damage.
• Style your hair with a straightening iron.
• Comb the bangs to the front to style and then complete the look with some hairspray.

7. Yellow Pigtails And Braids

The intense brightness of yellow gives it a contemporary punk appearance. Challenge yourself to try out this fresh, simple but imaginative hairstyle with such a creative color. You can incorporate buns, braids, and waves into your look.

What You Need

• Comb
• Curling rod
• Hair ties

How To Style

• Part your hair in the middle, take two small sections, and braid them.
• Take two more sections and make them into space buns.
• Leave the rest of your hair down and style them into loose waves.

8. Orange Shaggy Bob With Bangs

Given that so many people now color their hair in bold shades, experiment with some surprising or uncommon tones if you want to stand out. If done right, this sunset orange can look amazing against your complexion and eye color.

What You Need

• Orange hair dye
• Comb
• Straightening iron

How To Style

• Get a tapered bob haircut with bangs.
• Color them a bright orange.
• Turn the straightening iron towards your face at the end for a rounded bob appearance.

9. Layered Emo Pixie With Long Bangs

Layered and straightened, these long bangs fall perfectly across the face. The rest of your hair can either be shaved or styled into a pixie cut.The long bangs cover half the face and look excellent with bold, complementary eye makeup.

What You Need

• Fine comb
• Hair straightener
• Hair serum
• Light-hold hairspray
• Round brush

How To Style

• Make sure your hair is free of tangles by giving it a thorough combing.
• Spray it with hair serum.
• Straighten your hair to avoid heat-related harm.
• Use hairspray to seal the deal.

10. Colored Asymmetrical Hairdo With Spikes

Short spiky hairstyles like this emo hairdo give you a mystical and magical look. It is a mermaid-inspired color scheme that has streaks of pink, green, blue, and purple. Paired with a spiky haircut, this hairstyle has an ethereal feel that you should definitely try.

What You Need

• Straightening iron
• Styling gel
• Strong-hold hairspray

How To Style

• Get a short hairstyle with asymmetrical layers.
• Use a flat iron to make your hair straight.
• Apply hair gel to spike your hair.
• To keep the spiky hairstyle in place, use a hairspray with a strong hold.

11. Blue And Purple Side Swept Pixie

This is a classic emo hairstyle. Two cool toned colors are used on the hair to create a beautiful emo hairdo. The teal blue is not too bright and goes perfectly with the purple. The colors are eye-catching and sure to make you stand out.

What You Need

• Blue and purple dyes
• Comb
• Straightening Iron
• Hair spray

How To Style

• Remove knots before you start styling.
• Apply some hair serum to prevent heat damage.
• Style your hair with a straightening iron.
• Spritz some hairspray on to complete the style.

12. Green Curly Bob With Magenta Bangs

This short emo hairstyle looks elegant and fashionable. This cut combines the contrasting magenta and green in a style that looks chic and polished.

What you need

• Comb
• Straightening iron
• Curling rod
• Hair spray

How to style

• Comb your hair to remove any tangles.
• Apply hair serum to minimize heat damage.
• Style the bangs to the front with a straightener.
• Curl the remaining hair with the curling rod.
• Complete the look with some hairspray.

13. Green Pigtail Braids

If you want to try something different than straight hair every day, then use this easy alternative. Create two braids and remove a few jagged sections of hair from the sides.

What You Need

• Comb
• Hair ties
• Hair spray

How To Style

• Comb your hair to remove any tangles.
• Section your hair and make two braids.
• Style your bangs with some hair spray to keep them in place.

14. Long Shaggy Emo Hairdo

Black or brown are ideal for the emo aesthetic. In this look, add extensions that go all the way to your waist combined with a thick, layered shaggy haircut, and a slight puff to provide dimension.

What we need

• Paddle brush
• Blow dryer
• Light-hold hairspray
• Bobby Pins

How to style

• Brush any tangles out of your hair with the paddle brush.
• To prepare your layers for styling, apply hair serum to them.
• Straighten your layers.
• Blow-dry for a casual blown-out appearance.
• Section your hair and pull the front part back.
• Try to form a little puff and then secure it with a bobby pin.
• Use hairspray with a mild hold to complete the styling.

15. Purple To Pink Ombre Emo Hair

The wonderful thing about purple hair is that depending on how you style it, it can look both adventurous and feminine. This purple and pink ombre will make you the center of attention wherever you go when worn with the right emo makeup.

What You Need

• Pink and purple hair dye
• Round brush
• Blow dryer

How To Style

• Dye your hair purple and pink.
• Blow dry them for a voluminous look.

Finish styling by spritzing on a light-hold spray.

16. Bleached And Striped Emo Hairdo

Do you march to the beat of your own drum and believe in developing your unique personal style? If yes, this great emo hairstyle with graduated cap cut bangs and alternating streaks of black and white will help you do just that.

What You Need

• Bleach
• Golden hair color

How To Style

1. Bleach your hair white in horizontal sections.
2. Straighten and pull back your tresses to set the temporary/permanent hair color.
3. Apply some golden streaks in the front and leave the hair long at the back.

17. Fiery Red And Platinum Emo

This daunting hairstyle can sure look stylish if you have the guts to sport it.

Go all out and bleach your hair platinum blonde. Then, color half of it bright red. Trust me, the results will be out of this world.

What You Need

• Red hair color
• Platinum hair color
• Straightening iron
• Paddle brush

How To Style

1. Get a layered haircut. The lower layers should be thinner than the layers at the crown.
2. Dye the front layers in a fiery red tone and the rest platinum.
3. Straighten your tresses.
4. For the emo look, brush your hair in such a way that the bangs fall to the front.

18. Spiky Emo Hairdo With Bangs

Now, this look calls for jet black hair as dark the night sky. If you already have black hair, you’re in luck because you then need to just cut and style it in the manner given below. But if you have lighter hair, you will need to simply color your hair black before styling it.

What You Need

• Fine-toothed comb
• Straightening iron
• Styling gel
• Strong-hold hairspray

How To Style

1. Get a haircut with fine layers.
2. Make sure that the crown has the maximum volume, which gradually thins out at the ends.
3. Straighten your tresses.
4. Style the front of your hair into side swept bangs.
5. Take the hair on the top of your head and spike them up using a styling gel.

19. Emo Curls With Turquoise Streaks

Now, this style is quite versatile as its turquoise color and relaxed waves can be styled in a regular manner, as well as an emo look.

This unique experiment that fuses the demureness of curls with the boldness of color can be done up any way you want, depending on how emo you feel that day!

What You Need

• Turquoise hair color
• Curling iron
• Paddle brush

How To Style

1. Firstly go for a finely layered haircut.
2. Sport pale blond hair with turquoise streaks.
3. Curl the edges of your layers to get graceful waves.
4. Slightly brush the bangs to one side.

20. Lemur Stripes Emo Hairdo With Colored Streaks

We humans really need to start taking some hair inspiration from the animal kingdom. This lemur inspired hairstyle with alternating black and white stripes is absolutely amazing! You can even add a couple of pink streaks and some colorful hairpins to add a pop of color to your look.

What You Need

• Black hair color
• White hair color
• Straightening iron
• Fine toothed comb
• Paddle brush

How To Style

1. Get a layered haircut. The upper layers should be long and layers underneath should gradually thin out.
2. Dye your layers in alternate black and white horizontal stripes.
3. Get some streaks in candy floss pink and light turquoise.
4. Straighten your hair with a flat iron.
5. Make a deep side partition and brush your hair to flaunt this punky look.

21. Red And Black Short Emo Hairstyle

This daring look that layers bright red hair over jet black is great for anyone aspiring to start an emo band (or like to pretend that they are in one). The contrast created by the fiery red and the deep black adds a whole new depth of character to your emo look.

What You Need

• Red hair color
• Smoothening serum
• Straightening iron
• Strong-hold styling gel

How To Style

1. First of all, you need to get a short layered bob with front bangs.
2. Dye the upper layers red.
3. Apply a serum and straighten your hair out.
4.  Brush your hair down to let the bangs fall onto your face.
5. Spike the hair on the top of your head.
6. Hold the spikes in place with a strong-hold gel.

22. Shaded Emo Hairdo With Spikes

The shaded blonde and bronze color of this look adds some interesting movement and dimension to your overall style. Pairing this many-shaded hair with a printed headband and some bright eye makeup will elevate your emo status to a whole new level.

What You Need

• Bronze hair color
• Blonde hair color
• Straightening iron
• Styling gel
• Strong-hold hairspray

How To Style

1. Go for a short cropped haircut with fine, uneven layers.
2. Dye the upper layers in shades of bronze and blond.
3. Straighten your hair using a flat iron.
4. Spike your hair using hair gel.
5. Use a strong-hold hairspray to hold the spiky hairdo in place.

23. Layered Emo Hairdo With Striped Bangs

With platinum blonde hair, black striped bangs, and deep blue streaks of hair that cascades down your shoulders, there’s a lot of cool stuff going on in this style. It is the perfect combo of layers, bangs, streaks, and spikes!

What You Need

• Comb
• Black hair color
• Blue hair color
• Styling gel
• Light-hold hairspray

How To Style

1. Opt for a haircut with fine layering, keeping the layers short at the crown and letting the layers underneath be long.
2. Dip dye the edges of the upper short layers in black.
3. Go for streaks of striped blue for the longer layers.
4. Mildly comb your hair to let your layers and bangs fall gracefully.
5. Spike the crown layers using hair gel.
6. Use a light-hold hairspray to ensure the hairdo stays put.

24. Black Emo Bob With Blond Bangs

This emo hairdo is chic and easier to pull off than the more outrageous emo styles. If you’re looking for an emo hairstyle reinvention that’s not too loud, this look is the one.

What You Need

• Mahogany hair color
• Blonde hair color
• Straightening iron
• Paddle brush
• Blowdryer

How To Style

1. Firstly, get an asymmetric bob haircut with shorter layers at the crown and bangs at the front.
2. Get streaks of hair dyed in mahogany and blonde.
3. Straighten your hair with a flat iron.
4. Brush your hair down to make the bangs and layers frame your face.
5. Blow dry your hair for a casual look.

25. Cropped Emo Hairdo With Spikes

Short and sassy, this emo haircut oozes oomph. This fashionable cropped emo hairdo is a no-fuss hairstyle to sport with your natural hair color. It is sure to take your style quotient up a notch.

What You Need

• Straightening iron
• Styling gel
• Light-hold hairspray

How To Style

1. Get a short, cropped haircut with longer front layers.
2. Straighten your hair.
3. Using hair gel, create soft spikes at the front of your head.
4. Finish with a light-hold spray, and you’re all set!

26. Layered Emo Cut With Side Swept Bangs

Hep and fun, this emo hairdo is sure to make heads turn. This short layered hairstyle with dyed bangs is definitely one to die for! Besides, it’s a fun reversed take on the whole “business in the front, party at the back” look.

What You Need

• Turquoise hair color
• Straightening iron
• Comb
• Blowdryer

How To Style

1. Get a short haircut with bangs.
2. Dye your bangs in a rich dark turquoise color and ombre dye the edges of the layers.
3. Straighten your hair.
4. Comb your hair down to make the layers and bangs fall freely.
5. Blow dry for a casual look.

Alternatively, you can also rock the side swept bangs with colorful bobby pins or bright barrettes with bows to hold the hair in one direction.

27. Hot Pink Layered Emo With Fringes

Bold and totally outrageous, this emo hairdo is totally out there and in your face. This hot pink hairstyle is typically punk in its color scheme and seems straight out of an anime movie.

What You Need

• Hot pink hair color
• Crimson red hair color
• Straightening iron
• Paddle brush
• Blowdryer
• Light hold hairspray

How To Style

1. Cut your hair into fine layers.
2. Let your top layers be short and heavy and the layers underneath thin and long.
3. Dye your hair in shades of hot pink and crimson red.
4. Straighten your hair and brush it down.
5. Blow dry and finish the look with a light-hold spray.

28. Emo Hairdo With Dreadlocks

This is by far one of the most daring emo girl hairstyles one can sport. Black and blond, this hairdo brings together some serious emo and reggae vibes. And don’t worry – if you want to sport the dreadlocks only temporarily, you can opt for hair extensions.

What You Need

• Blond hair color
• Black hair color
• Dreadlock extensions
• Strong hold hairspray

How To Style

1. Dye your hair blond.
2. Dip dye the edges of your hair and the crown in black.
3. Dreadlock your hair (or use extensions).
4. Finish the look with a strong-hold spray to ensure your dreadlocks don’t come open/loosen up.

29. Plum Emo Layers

Though this plum colored hairstyle looks quite cutesy, it can be styled to match your emo sensibilities. And on days when you feel like the world is totally a bright and happy place, you can style this plum hair in a cute boho hairdo.

What You Need

• Plum hair color
• Comb
• Blowdryer
• Light-hold hairspray

How To Style

1. Get a short, layered haircut.
2. Dye your hair a rich plum.
3. Using a flat iron, straighten your hair.
4. Slightly comb your hair and blow dry it for a funky emo look.
5. Finish off styling with a light-hold spray.

30. Multicolored Spiky Emo Hairdo

This messy short choppy hairstyle is for those who love colors. After all, the thing with colors is, the more, the merrier! Here’s your chance to sport an emo hairstyle that is as vibrant as a box of crayons! This spiky hairdo can spice up your style statement and make heads turn, wherever you go!

What You Need

• Hair colors in various shades
• Straightening iron
• Volumizing mousse
• Light-hold hairspray

How To Style

1. Go for a short finely layered haircut, with layers thinning out as you reach the crown.
2. Dye the hair at the crown in a vibrant gradation of colors, for example, carmine, fresh green, lime yellow, and orange popsicle.
3.  Straighten your hair out.
4. Apply mousse to style it into spikes.
5. Softly spike up the upper layers.
6. Go for a light-hold spray and then blow dry.

31. Turquoise Round Bob With Fringes

This blunt round bob in bright blue is definitely for you if you worship emo-punk style. The sleek fringed turquoise style makes for an offbeat and avant-garde hair makeover.

What You Need

• Turquoise hair color
• Straightening iron
• Comb

How To Style

1. Opt for a round bob haircut with a fringe at the front.
2. Color your hair a solid turquoise blue.
3. To make the hairdo look sleek, straighten your hair, making sure to turn the straightener towards your face at the ends to achieve the rounded bob look.
4.  Comb your hair down.

32. Blond Layered Emo Hairdo With Spikes

Not gonna lie, this hairstyle rendered an image of an emo version of Dolly Parton in my mind (which is hilarious, come to think of it). If neither jet black hair nor bright colors are your style, you can go for this platinum blonde look. Though the color may be subtle, the styling of it definitely screams ‘emo!’

What You Need

• Platinum blonde hair color
• Volumizing mousse
• Straightening iron
• Strong-hold hairspray

How To Style

1. Opt for a short cropped haircut with layers and a fringe at the front.
2. Ombre dye the fringe and the bangs in tones of platinum blonde.
3. Apply a mousse to style your hair.
4. Straighten your hair and spike the crown up.
5. Finish the look with a strong-hold spray.

33. Dark Emo Spiky Hairdo With Platinum Fringes

This short cropped emo look with contrasting light and dark shades makes for a great, carefree expression of style. The ombre blonde tip under the spikes, along with the platinum blonde fringe, makes for a great emo look.

What You Need

• Bleach
• Platinum blonde hair color
• Brown hair color
• Straightening and curling irons
• Strong hold hair gel

How To Style

1. Bleach all your hair until it is completely blonde.
2. Color your hair brown, making sure to not color the ends of your hair and your fringe.
3. Color the ends of your hair and your fringe platinum blonde.
4. Straighten all your hair and curl your fringes.
5. With strong hold hair gel spread all over your hands, style your hair into spikes.

34. Bubblegum Pink Emo Hair Buns

This emo hairdo is definitely cuteness overloaded! Nothing matches this adorable bubblegum pink hairstyle. The two pink buns are a cute way of proving your love for the emo movement and staying on top of the fashion ladder at the same time.

What You Need

• Comb
• Bobby pins

How To Style

1. Opt for a long layered cut with bangs.
2. Create a partition on one side to separate the hair into two sections.
3. Take each section and leaving the bangs, knot them up into a cute bun.
4. Let the bangs frame your face. Voila! You’re all set!

35. Unkempt Purple Layered Emo Hairdo

Turn up the heat with this messy emo hairdo. Unkempt and carefree, this purple hairstyle is a great way to carve your own niche in the emo community! With a bold color and oh-so-many choppy layers, this emo style is sure to make you stand apart.

What You Need

• Purple hair color
• Straightening iron
• Blowdryer
• Light-hold hairspray

How To Style

1. Get a layered haircut.
2. Dye the crown hair purple.
3. Straighten the hair.
4. Blow dry for an unkempt look.
5. Finish the look by spritzing on a light-hold spray.

36. Emo Layers With Red Crown

Relatively simple when it comes to emo hairdos, this style is great for those who’re just starting out with emo styling. A fine layered cut, paired with bright red crown bangs, is the perfect combination of bold and classy!

What You Need

• Fine comb
• Rat tail comb
• Hair straightener
• Hair serum
• Light-hold hairspray

How To Style

1. Start by combing through your clean and dry tresses to remove any tangles.
2. With the rat tail comb, make an off-center partition.
3. Prep your hair for styling using a hair serum. This will prevent heat-induced damage.
4. Straighten your layers using the hair straightener.
5. Comb down your layers down using the fine comb.
6. Finish styling using a light-hold hairspray.

37. Blue-Green Ombre Emo Layers

Who doesn’t heart a burst of color? This bright and bold blue-green ombre layered hairdo is light and bright, while still managing to add an emo look to your personality. The crown hair is dyed in ombre tones and the layers beneath are left black to bring out a stark contrast.

What You Need

• Paddle brush
• Blow dryer
• Rat tail comb
• Light-hold hairspray

How To Style

1. Use the paddle brush to remove any tangles from your hair.
2. Take the rat tail comb and create an off-center partition.
3. Apply hair serum onto your layers to prep it for styling.
4. Straighten out the layers.
5. Blow dry for a casual blown out look.
6. Finish styling with a light-hold hairspray.

38. Emo Pouf With Shorn Sides

An avant-garde emo style, this hairdo is bold and offbeat to say the least. The start of the crown is dyed salmon pink and the crown has a high pouf, which is secured into a half tie with a clip. The shorn sides add uniqueness to the look.

What You Need

• Foam volumizer
• Hair straightener
• Hair serum
• Light-hold hairspray

How To Style

1. Finely comb through to ensure there are no tangles.
2. Apply hair serum to prevent heat-induced damage.
3. Straighten your hair.
4. Comb the hair at the front backwards and secure it with bobby pins at the start of the crown.
5. Place the foam volumizer beneath the crown hair and work the area into a high pouf.
6. Tie the hair into a half ponytail.
7. Finish styling with a light-hold hairspray.

39. Unkempt Emo Hairdo With Powder Blue Streaks

Yet another avant-garde style for all the emo lovers. With long streaks in powder blue and a messy half updo that juts out in all directions, this hairdo is sure to steal the show. You could also add a bright accessory to up the charm-factor of this look.

What You Need

• Fine comb
• Rat tail comb
• Hair straightener
• Hair serum
• Light-hold hairspray
• U pins
• Floral accessory

How To Style

1. Comb through your tresses to remove tangles.
2. Make an off-center partition.
3. Apply hair serum to prep your hair for styling.
4. Straighten out your layers.
5. Take sections of crown hair and tie them into a half updo at the back of your head.
6. Secure the half updo with U pins.
7. Pull out a few flyaways for an unkempt look.
8. Finish with a hairspray.

40. Auburn-Magenta Emo Pigtails

Pigtails are evergreen and incredibly cute. Add them to an emo hairdo and the results are even better. These auburn magenta emo pigtails are perfect for teenagers. This style is casual, chic, and easy to create.

What You Need

• Fine comb
• Rat tail comb
• Hair straightener
• Hair serum
• Light-hold hairspray
• Hair elastics

How To Style

1. Thoroughly comb to ensure there are no tangles.
2. Create an off-center partition.
3. Apply hair serum to minimize heat-induced damage.
4. Straighten your hair using the hair straightener.
5. Divide your hair into two sections.
6. Tie each section into a low pigtail.
7. Finish styling with a light-hold hairspray.